The Corrosive Challenge #142 - Love Bites

Wow, is it Sunday already? And is it February already? Yes, on both counts! February brings with it a holiday, or two. The groundhog saw his shadow. Six more weeks of winter. Oh joy. And the Super Bowl is on today. Is that considered a holiday? Yup, I bet to some it is. Not that I care much for football, even if the local team is playing in the big game. I have a toddler so will most likely be immersed in a Disney movie at kick off time. And that suits me just fine. Then there is that other holiday. No, not Presidents' Day! lol That dreaded Hallmark hearts and flower day! There is nothing worse than being single on Valentine's Day! Or worse, being with the wrong someone! A better scenario is spending it with Edward Cullen, but I fear he may have plans already. Where am I going with this lament, you ask? Why, to tell you about the new Corrosive Challenge - "Love Bites", of course! We were feeling a little kooky over there this fortnight and decided that we needed to acknowledge the other side of love, too! Unrequited love? Love lost? Love/hate? Tall, dark, and um, gruesome? It's all good for this challenge!

Our sponsor this month is the fabulous Tiddly Inks, and they have offered up a $10 gift voucher to their store for our February winner! Owner/artist Christy was kind enough to supply the design team members each with an image of their choice. I already had a few images. Then got my freebie plus some. And still I went back a couple of nights ago for more! lol For my creation I chose to use one I picked up the other day... She's called "Heartbroken Happy". She says so many things to me... She's dumped him, and she says "Bite me"! He's dumped her, and she says "Bite me"! Either way, love certainly does bite. And after a fight with my son's father yesterday, this was exactly what I needed. And cheaper than therapy too! (Although the retail therapy session in the afternoon was NOT! lol)

She is colored with Copics and Prismacolor Art Markers, fussy cut, and popped up on foam squares. The paper is from the K&Company Love is a Circus pad. All embellishments are from my stash, and I used two neglected crafting tools on this card - my corner rounder and my paper piercer. The sketch is courtesy of Card Patterns (#151).

Be sure to head over to The Corrosive Challenge blog to see the awesome ideas the rest of the DT ladies had! Their projects are all amazing! And I know this one may be a challenge for some of you, but isn't that what we're here for? We hope you'll play along and can't wait to see your interpretations!

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, R20, R37, W4, W6, W8, W10, E23, E25, E27) and Prismacolor Art Markers (143, 169, 198).

I'd also like to enter this card in the following challenges:
- Drunken Stampers: #82 - Something New (my image)
- Frosted Designs: Fabulous Friday Challenge - Ribbon or Twine
- Shelly's Images: All Tied Up (use ribbon or twine)
- Inky Impressions: #44 - Pearls and/or Bling
- Paper Pretties: #191 - Ribbon or Twine

Thanks for the visit and have a fabulous day!

{hugs}
Regan

The Corrosive Challenge #141 - I {HEART} You

Hello, blogland! It's Sunday morning here and today is the start of a new challenge at The Corrosive Challenge! It is hard to believe two weeks have gone by already, but it's true! We are creeping towards February and with that in mind we announce our theme for this fortnight - "I {HEART} You"! With Valentine's Day less than a month away, now is the perfect time to include a heart (or two or three) on your creation! Your project doesn't have to be for that Hallmark holiday necessarily. It could celebrate a wedding, an anniversary, a birthday, any occasion where you want to send some love!

Our fabulous sponsor this month is Kenny K! They have offered up a prize of 5 of their digital images to our lucky winner! My image is one of their new Valentine's Day ones. She's called Sexy Cupid and that she is! I've colored her with the usual combination of Copics and Prismacolor Art Markers. This card is for a co-worker to give his wife on Valentine's Day, and I experimented with some darker skin tones than I normally use. I definitely think I still need practice with this, but hopefully, she'll like it anyway. lol I fussy cut and Stickled her as well. (Yes, I did just use Stickles as a verb. Deal with it! Haha!) Papers are from a new K&Company pad called Circus Valentine. I love this paper so you'll be seeing it again! The ticket is from a matching border embellishment pack that I picked up on Friday. On that same shopping trip I came across this lovely ruffled organdy trim that was a must have! A few flowers, a couple of punched and embossed hearts, some pearls, and my Dizzy Doily die from My Favorite Things complete the card.

Markers used: Copics(E25, E27, E34R43, W6, W8, W10) and Prismacolor Art Markers (150, 151, 152, 169, 1, 8, 10, 149, 209, 108).

If you want to play along or simply want to check out the rest of the gorgeous design team creations, visit The Corrosive Challenge blog!

This card is also being entered into the following challenges:
- Card Patterns: Sketch #149 (I took a little liberty with this one, but you can still see the basic structure)
- Stamping with the Dragon: Challenge #2 - Anything Goes
- Wags n Whiskers: Challenge #71 - Valentine's/Love Card
- 2 Sisters Challenge Blog: Challenge #75 - Embossing (the punched hearts are dry embossed with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder)
- Aud Sentiments: Challenge #46 - Love

Thank you for dropping in, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

{hugs}
Regan

Triple Threat Birthday Sketches

'Evening, blogland! Just a quick post to get a few cards in for challenges. I don't normally combine more than one card in a post, but for time considerations I'm doing it tonight. Especially since I'm SUPPOSED to be working on my Sassy Studio Designs release day project! lol

So first up, above we have the deconstructed Sketch (#10) with an adorable teen image from Mo's Digital Pencil called Cara Chatting. This was made for a 15 year old, and I'm hoping the mix of colors, image, and bling are enough to make a teenage girl smile.



Next up, is The Sweet Stop (SSS116) featuring a fun beer image and sentiment from Designed2Delight. I attended a 30th birthday party last weekend and needed a masculine card. This is what I created! The papers are from The Guy Stack by DCWV. I thought they were perfect for this.


And finally, we have Card Patterns (sketch 123) with an image from Kenny K. My co-worker celebrated her birthday today so I surprised her with this card since she played softball (well, maybe "surprised" is the wrong word... I think they've come to expect my cards! Some even put in specific requests for their own cards! lol)

Well, there you have it! Three birthdays. Three sketches. Three cards. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoyed them. Now I'm off to work with some Sassy pirates... Check back tomorrow for Sassy Studio Designs' new release! Good night!

Card Supplies... Coming Soon!

Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge #26 - Flowers

Well, I have been fighting with blogger for hours now, but I think I finally have the problem solved... I hope! I've followed all the tips for solving the error I keep getting, including clearing history and cookies. We'll see if it works. So while it's functional, I'm back for my second post of the day with the newest Tickled Pink Stamps challenge. Challenge #26 is all about Flowers! I opted to use some mulberry paper mini roses on my card. My image is Lil Pinkette Coraline from the very first Pinkette release. I paired her with some cupcake paper from The Sweet Stack by DCWV. The sketch is #121 from Card Patterns.

Blogger has given me an error yet again so I am going to keep this post brief in hopes of actually getting it published. If you would like to play along, and check out the other design team creations, visit the Tickled Pink Stamps Challenges blog. Remember, only TPS are eligible for these challenges. They include the Lil Lads and Lil Lolitas, Lil Pinkettes, Pink Pets, and Cherie. There is also a fabulous prize and this week it's your choice of one rubber or two digital images!

Card Supplies
Images: Lil Pinkette Coraline (Tickled Pink Stamps)
Ink: printer; Copics (E11, E21, E00, E04, R20, E25, E27, E31, 34, Y38); Prismacolor Art Markers (8, 208)
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Close To Cocoa, and Creamy Caramel card stock (Stampin' Up); white card stock (Georgia Pacific); The Sweet Stack (DCWV)
Accessories: Classic Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Dizzy Doily Die-namic (My Favorite Things); Thickers Delight glitter letter chipboard stickers (American Crafts); Boutique Fleur mulberry paper mini roses (Recollections); glue dots; 3D dots

Card Patterns 120

Hello! I am here with a quick post to enter this week's Card Patterns sketch challenge. I was so honored and excited to be chosen as one of their Super Six from last week from Sketch 119, that I just had to play along again for Sketch 120! You can view the post with my mention in it here.

This card was a request from the same friend who asked for the anniversary card last week. Maybe she's good luck for me! lol This week she had a wedding reception to go to. She described the couple as "edgy, tattooed, cool, and fun" so I thought of this Tiddly Inks image! The bride is wearing skull jewelry! It doesn't get much edgier than that!

I kept it pretty simple, using only cream and black with a touch of red. I pretty much adhered to the sketch. I do love that new Martha Stewart border punch I purchased last week. It's called Beaded Arches. And I had to add a little bling, of course.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you Sunday for The Corrosive Challenge!

Card Supplies
Images: Happy Couple (Tiddly Inks); Together Forever (Stampin' Up)
Ink: printer; Tuxedo Black (Memento); Copics (E11, E21, E00, E25, E27, E31, E34, R20, R46, W6, YG95); Prismacolor Art Markers (155)
Paper: Basic Black and Very Vanilla card stock (Stampin' Up); Bella Armoire shimmer card stock (Recollections)
Accessories: Martha Stewart Beaded Arches border punch (EK Success); Fancy Tags Shapeabilities (Spellbinders); oval punch (Stampin' Up); black organdy ribbon (Stampin' Up); adhesive rhinestone flourish (Recollections); rhinestone brads (Recollections); 3D dots

Card Patterns 119

Yikes, talk about sneaking in under the wire! I managed to get this posted with 2 minutes to spare! I had made the card this morning, but had to work and then had my fun Friday night single-mom-without-child evening. Which basically consists of running errands that would be exponentially more difficult with a small companion tagging along. It's so sad that an exciting Friday night for me is being able to go to the craft stores, or the book store, or even Target, knowing I can browse to my heart's content and not need an arsenal of snacks and other assorted toddler distraction techniques to do so!

Anyway, on to my card... My friend at work is celebrating her first anniversary with her hubby this weekend and she asked me for a special card for him. Masculine cards are always a bit of a challenge for me and making a romantic, but manly one felt impossible until I actually sat down to work on it. I credit the sketch (119) I selected from Card Patterns for that! I was amazed at how quickly it all came together after that! My black and cream color palette courtesy of the La Creme stack by DCWV sets the tone for the card. I used two different Nestibilities dies as well as a coordinating stamp set from Gina K then added some velvet ribbon, black rhinestone flourishes, and antiqued brads from my stash. The resulting card delighted my friend! I hope her other half likes it as much!

Thanks for looking and hope you have a fabulous weekend planned!

EDIT: This card was a Super Six winner at Card Patterns! You can view the post here.

Card Supplies
Images: Lovely Labels (Gina K); Father's Day Centers (Mona Lisa Moments - Cornish Heritage Farms)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Paper: Basic Black card stock (Stampin' Up); La Creme stack (DCWV)
Accessories: Labels Four and Nested Hearts Nestabilities (Spellbinders); antique brads (Stampin' Up); black rhinestone flourishes (Recollections); black velvet scroll braid ribbon (Simplicity); glue dots; 3D dots

CardPatterns Sketch 112

I'm back as promised with a quick post to show you this card that I made for my aunt's birthday. Every year she gets a new flamingo card from me. It's kind of a tradition now. I bought the Critter Tales set from Clear Dollar Stamps just for this reason months ago! I used Sketch 112 from Card Patterns as my layout. It came together almost effortlessly, and I am tickled pink with the results! Heehee! Thanks for looking!

Card Supplies
Images: Critter Tales (Clear Dollar Stamps); Lovely Labels (Gina K Stamps)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Rose Red and Pretty in Pink (Stampin' Up); Copics (W6); Prismacolor Art Markers (151, 208, 10, 133, 130, 154)
Paper: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, and Basic Black card stock (Stampin' Up); white card stock (Georgia Pacific); The Blossom Song stack (DCWV)
Accessories: Labels Four Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Fancy Tags Shapeabilities (Spellbinders); Apron Lace border punch (Fiskars); Blossom baker's twine (The Twinery); black and white oxford stripe satin ribbon (Offray); black lace (Wrights); Rose 1/4" grosgrain ribbon (Stampin' Up); Modern Avalanche buttons (Bazzill Basics); Pearl adhesive pearls (Queen&Co); glue dots; 3D dots

Tickled Pink Challenge #10 - Off The Scrap Desk

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I wanted so badly to play along with Tickled Pink Stamps challenge this week, and I just haven't had time. Well, as I watched the hours tick by today and the deadline for submissions draw closer, I grew more and more determined that I was going to get a card done tonight after I got my son settled for the evening!

We came straight home after I picked him up from day care. Dinner and bath time were done quickly and efficiently. I started prepping while he was playing. Sketch? Check. Image? Check. Papers? Check. Embellishments? Check. As soon as he was in his crib, happily sucking his thumb, I was seated at my desk and working like a mad woman! I have to say that I am quite pleased with the result! Apparently I work well under pressure... THAT must be why I procrastinate all the time! lol

TPS Challenge #11 (I know my title says #10 - Oops, darn autofill!) called for us to use something Off The Scrap Desk. In other words, items not intended for use in card making. I chose a beautiful purple barrette and some pearl topped bobby pins that I found at the dollar store. For my layout I opted for Sketch 107 from Card Patterns.

I can now go to bed feeling fulfilled and accomplished! Haha! I can't wait to see the next challenge that TPS has in store for us... I am loving them!

Thanks for stopping by and hope everyone is having a fabulous week! If you like my creation, please take a moment to leave me a comment... I value them immensely!

Card Supplies
Images: Lil Lolita Lylah (Tickled Pink Stamps); Lovely Labels 2 (Gina K. Stamps)
Ink: printer; Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Tim Holtz by Ranger); Perfect Plum (Stampin' Up); Copics (E04, E13, E15, E00, E21, E25, E27, E33); Prismacolor Art Markers (147, 168, 171)
Paper: Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Basic Black, and Kraft card stock (Stampin' Up); white card stock (Georgia Pacific); The Old World Stack (DCWV)
Accessories: Labels Fifteen and Classic Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Vintage Floral border punch and branch punch (Martha Stewart); Tim Holtz Patchwork embossing folder (Sizzix); adage tickets (Tim Holtz); paper doily (Wilton); Boutique Fleur mulberry paper mini roses; paper crimper (Fiskars); black organdy ribbon (Stampin' Up); purple flower barrette (Conair Fashion Accessories); pearl topped bobby pins (Scunci); glue dots; 3D dots

CardPatterns Sketch 105

Happy Friday to all! I was able to make 3 cards over two nights this week, but I'm afraid I'm still behind on my deadlines! I have to figure out how to get another design team card done before 3am with work and dinner & drinks with my best friend taking up most of my day and evening... I'm sure I'll figure something out. Oh, how I wish they didn't frown on me stamping at work! lol

This card is a special request from my co-worker for her mother's 85th birthday. I was told she likes pansies so I found an image online to use since I didn't have any suitable stamps. The layout is courtesy of Card Patterns. Check out their blog to see the fabulous samples for Sketch 105 from their design team... It was what inspired me to play along!

Thanks for looking and don't forget to check back tomorrow for all the details on the Sassy Studio Designs new release!

Card Supplies
Images: pansies (unknown)
Ink: printer; Prismacolor Art Markers (124, 26, 152, 133, 8)
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, and Pretty in Pink card stock (Stampin' Up); white card stock (Georgia Pacific); Brenda Walton Madeline designer paper (K&Company)
Accessories: Die-namics Dizzy Doily (My Favorite Things); pearl seeded lace (unknown); pearl swirl dimensional stickers (Recollections); Pearl adhesive pearls (Queen&Co); Diva Shimmer alpha stickers (Making Memories); glue dots; 3D dots

CardPatterns Sketch 100 - The BIG Game

In honor of Super Bowl Sunday this week I made a card for my son's father, who is a huge Steelers fan! My image is one from Kenny K. He's called Football, appropriately enough! I turned Sketch #100 from CardPatterns on its side to accommodate my image. I'm not into football personally, and will probably be found stamping on Sunday evening, but I couldn't resist making something for him to celebrate his team making it to the big game. Who will you be cheering for?

Car Supplies
Images: Football (Kenny K)
Ink: printer; Summer Sun (Stampin' Up); Prismacolor Art Markers (207, 12, 194, 65, 105, 103, 97, 172, 17, 123)
Paper: Basic Black, Basic Gray, and Summer Sun card stock (Stampin' Up); white card stock (Georgia Pacific); Football Border designer paper (Paper Pizazz)
Accessories: Labels Fourteen and Classic Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Cuttlebug Diamonds in the Rough embossing folder (Provocraft); Black and Yellow Gold grosgrain ribbon (Stampin' Up); football charm (unknown); white wax thread; 3D dots